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October 2020

Live Webinar
The Transition from Abenomics to Suganomics: What Should We Expect?
Tuesday, October 27, 2020 | 8:00 – 9:00 PM (EDT)
Wednesday, October 28, 2020 | 9:00 – 10:00 AM (JST)
Featuring: Takatoshi Ito, Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB), Columbia Business School
Moderator: David E. Weinstein, Director, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University

Please note the video for this event will be available at a later date.

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A Wave of Shareholder Activism Hits Japan's Shores*
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 | 12:30 - 1:30 PM
Featuring: Josh Black, Editor-in-Chief, Activist Insight; Timothy Foley, Director of Research, Chalkstream Capital Group, L.P.
Moderator: Alicia Ogawa, Director, Project on Japanese Corporate Governance and Stewardship, CJEB

Special Note: This discussion was off the record.

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September 2020

Live Webinar
Investing in Infrastructure in Developing Asia after COVID-19: Navigating Geopolitics to Generate Long-Term Value, Growth, and Returns
Wednesday, September 30, 2020 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM (EDT)
Wednesday, September 30, 2020 | 11:00 PM – 12:30 AM* (JST) (*Next day)
Featuring:
Keiko Honda, Adjunct Professor and Adjunct Senior Research Scholar, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University; Former CEO of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) of the World Bank Group
Glenn Hughes, Head of Vietnam, LOGOS Group
Samir Saran, President, Observer Research Foundation (ORF)
Moderator: Dr. Alexis Crow, Head of Geopolitical Investing at PwC; Senior Fellow at the Richard Paul Richman Center for Business, Law, and Public Policy at Columbia University

Co-sponsored by: Richard Paul Richman Center for Business, Law, and Public Policy, Columbia University and APEC Study Center, Columbia University

Optional related reading material:
Article by Dr. Alexis Crow and Samir Saran

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Whither the Suga Administration— a Conversation with Gerald Curtis & Takenaka Heizo
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 | 9:00 – 10:00 AM (EDT)
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 | 22:00 – 23:00 (JST)
Featuring:
Gerald Curtis, Burgess Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Columbia University; Chairman, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation; Distinguished Research Fellow, Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research; Member of the Board of Directors, Japan Society; Core Faculty, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School
Heizo Takenaka, Professor Emeritus, Keio University; Professor, Toyo University; Member of the Policy Council under the Abe administration; former Minister of State for Internal Affairs and Communication and for Economic and Fiscal Policy in the Koizumi administration

Co-sponsored by: Japan Society and School of International and Public Affairs and APEC Study Center, Columbia University

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Recent Lessons for Financial Regulation and Macroprudential Policy*
Tuesday, September 8, 2020 | 8:00 – 9:00 AM (EDT)
Tuesday, September 8, 2020 | 9:00 - 10:00 PM (JST)
Featuring:
Ryozo Himino, Commissioner, Financial Services Agency, The Japanese Government
Donald Kohn, Robert V. Roosa Chair of International Economics at Brookings; Financial Stability Committee member at the Bank of England; Former Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve Board
Jeremy Stein, Moise Y. Safra Professor of Economics at Harvard University; former Governor of the Federal Reserve Board
Moderator: Patricia C. Mosser, Director of Central Banking and Financial Policy @ SIPA, and Senior Research Scholar, Columbia SIPA
Discussant: Takatoshi Ito, Professor, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School

Main Organizer: Central Banking and Financial Policy @ SIPA
Outreach Partner: Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School

*This webinar was conducted in English as part of "The Japanese Economy in the COVID-19 Era" series.

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August 2020

Live Webinar
Lessons from the Fight against COVID-19: Tokyo and New York*
Thursday, August 13, 2020 | 8:00 – 9:00 AM (EDT)
Thursday, August 13, 2020 | 9:00 – 10:00 PM (JST)
Featuring:
Shigeru Omi, Chairman, Subcommittee on Novel Coronavirus Disease Control; President, Japan Community Health care Organization
Tomoaki Kato, Professor of Surgery; Edwin C. and Anne K. Weiskopf Professor of Surgical Oncology, Chief Division of Abdominal Organ Transplant, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Moderator: Takatoshi Ito, Professor, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, CJEB

*This webinar was conducted in Japanese as part of "The Japanese Economy in the COVID-19 Era" series.

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Getting Out the [Shareholder] Vote in Japan: An Overview of the 2020 Campaigns
Tuesday, August 11, 2020 | 12:30 – 1:30 PM (EDT)
Featuring:
Marc Goldstein, Head of U.S. Research, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS)
Masafumi Kondo, Deputy General Manager, New York Office, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Moderator: Alicia Ogawa, Director, Project on Japanese Corporate Governance and Stewardship, CJEB

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Central Banking in the COVID-19 Era**
Wednesday, August 5, 2020 | 8:00 – 9:00 AM (EDT)
Wednesday, August 5, 2020 | 9:00 - 10:00 PM (JST)
Featuring:
Haruhiko Kuroda, Governor, Bank of Japan
Janet L. Yellen, Distinguished Fellow in Residence with the Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution; Former Chair, The Federal Reserve Board
Moderator: Takatoshi Ito, Professor, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, CJEB
Discussant: Patricia Mosser, Director, MPA Program in Economic Policy Management; Senior Research Scholar, SIPA, Columbia University Organizer: Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School
Outreach Partner: Central Banking and Financial Policy @ SIPA

**This webinar was conducted in English as part of "The Japanese Economy in the COVID-19 Era" series.

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July 2020

Live Webinar
Strategies for Unlocking Value in Japan: Attack or Engage?
Tuesday, July 28, 2020 | 6:00 – 7:00 PM (EDT)
Wednesday, July 29, 2020 | 7:00 – 8:00 AM (JST)
Featuring:
David Baran, Co-CEO and Co-Founder, Symphony Financial Partners
Moderator: Alicia Ogawa, Director, Project on Japanese Corporate Governance and Stewardship, CJEB

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Economic Recovery from the Pandemic and Transformation toward a Better New Normal in Japan and the United States***
Monday, July 20, 2020 | 8:00 – 9:00 AM (EDT)
Monday, July 20, 2020 | 9:00 - 10:00 PM (JST)
Featuring:
Yasutoshi Nishimura, Minister for Economic and Fiscal Policy; Minister for Novel Coronavirus Disease Control; Minister for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Government of Japan
Glenn Hubbard, Dean Emeritus; Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics, Columbia Business School
Moderator: Takatoshi Ito, Professor, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School

***This webinar was conducted in English as part of "The Japanese Economy in the COVID-19 Era" series.

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ESG Investing in the COVID-19 Era****
Wednesday, July 15, 2020 | 8:00 – 9:00 AM (EDT)
Wednesday, July 15, 2020 | 9:00 - 10:00 PM (JST)
Featuring:
Kathy Matsui, Vice Chair; Chief Japan Strategist; Co-head of Macro Research Asia, Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd.
Ronald P. O’Hanley, Chairman & CEO, State Street
Moderator: Keiko Honda, Adjunct Professor and Adjunct Senior Research Scholar, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University; Former CEO and Former Executive Vice President, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)

****This webinar was conducted in English as part of "The Japanese Economy in the COVID-19 Era" series.

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Special Note: In principle, this discussion was off the record. If you would like to quote any part of this webinar in public or social media, please contact us at [email protected].

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International Financial Institutions in the COVID-19 Era*****
Wednesday, July 8, 2020 | 8:00 – 9:00 AM (EDT)
Wednesday, July 8, 2020 | 9:00 - 10:00 PM (JST)
Featuring:
Masatsugu Asakawa, President and Chairperson of Board of Directors, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Mitsuhiro Furusawa, Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Keiko Honda, Adjunct Professor and Adjunct Senior Research Scholar, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University; Former CEO and Former Executive Vice President, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Moderator: Takatoshi Ito, Professor, SIPA, Columbia University; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, CJEB

*****This webinar was conducted in Japanese as part of "The Japanese Economy in the COVID-19 Era" series.

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